Chapter 50 Stealing a Pet

After dinner, Zhou Xiye and Zhang Zhao discussed the unusual radio station activity and decided to take a walk around the village to see if they could make any new discoveries.

Unexpectedly, half the village came out to admire the moon and chat by the river.

The main problem is that there's no entertainment available in the evenings, and we had a half-day off this afternoon, enjoying a nice meal at home. Now everyone's gathered by the river, asking each other what everyone's eating, whether their daughters are back for the holiday, and what gifts they brought.

There's a hint of competitiveness in this self-sufficiency.

Zhou Xiye originally planned to bypass the crowd and go straight back.

But Zhang Zhao nudged his arm: "Boss, look over there, isn't that Technician Jiang?"

When Zhou Xiye looked over, Zhang Zhao was already walking towards Jiang Zhizhi, greeting her warmly: "Aunt Fengmei, Technician Jiang..."

Jiang Zhizhi was also quite surprised that Zhou Xiye and Zhang Zhao were still outside so late.

She didn't connect her discovery of the unusual broadcast in the afternoon with Zhou Xiye and the others, since Zhou Xiye and the others were currently working on a project in the mountains and probably didn't have time to deal with this at the same time.

So when he saw Zhou Xiye and Zhang Zhao, he greeted them with a smile and a frank expression: "Captain Zhou, Company Commander Zhang."

Yang Fengmei was also happy to see the two of them: "Captain Zhou, Company Commander Zhang is out enjoying the moon too? Have you had dinner yet? I have some dumplings left at home, want to come over and have some? Oh."

Zhang Zhao quickly waved his hand: "Auntie, no need, no need, we've already eaten."

Seeing Yang Fengmei's sincere invitation, Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "Auntie made a lot of dumplings today. They taste amazing, the best dumplings I've ever had. It would be a shame if you didn't try them."

Zhang Zhao smiled and said, "When I have the chance, I will definitely try it. Auntie, I will definitely come to your house for dumplings sometime."

Yang Fengmei happily replied, "Okay, okay, no problem. Whenever you come, Auntie will make it for you."

Zhou Xiye stood aside without saying a word, watching Jiang Zhizhi, Zhang Zhao, and Yang Fengmei chat happily.

It felt strange.

He still can't quite believe that the girl in front of him is Jiang Zhizhi, his wife whom he has never met.

There's no way to connect the short, chubby little girl with two braids from her childhood with Jiang Zhizhi.

His gaze was involuntarily drawn to Jiang Zhizhi, who appeared even more charming and clever in the moonlight. A question arose in his mind: how could Jiang Zhizhi know so much? Perhaps Jiang Zhenhua had also taught her so much.

Seeing that Zhou Xiye remained silent, Zhang Zhao knew that his boss was not one for idle chatter. If he didn't speak, wouldn't the atmosphere be awkward? Besides, it was Zhou Xiye who had taken the initiative to chat with Jiang Zhizhi, so he continued, "Technician Jiang, when will your river water diversion project be completed?"

Jiang Zhizhi was also very frank: "We're going to the city tomorrow. Secretary Dong borrowed a workshop to weld the pressure tank first. It has to be sealed. If the pressure isn't enough, the water won't be able to get up there."

Zhang Zhao exclaimed, "We're going to the city tomorrow too, you can come with us. It's not convenient for people from the village to get to the city by bus."

Jiang Zhizhi was madly in love. Secretary Dong told her to meet at the city guesthouse, but didn't tell her how to get there. She had originally planned to ask Liang Dazhuang to take her to the commune and then take the bus to the city.

But he hasn't dared to speak up yet, since the tractor doesn't belong to Liang Dazhuang personally, but to the collective, and it runs on diesel. It would be easy for people to gossip about it later.

If we could hitch a ride with Zhang Zhao and his group, that would be wonderful.

Moreover, she and Zhou Xiye now get along harmoniously and amicably.

Thinking about it, she looked up at Zhou Xiye, her eyes sparkling: "Captain Zhou, are you also going to the city?"

Zhou Xiye nodded: "Okay, wait for us at the threshing ground at 8:30 tomorrow morning, and we'll go together."

Jiang Zhizhi smiled, her eyes crinkling: "That's great, thank you Captain Zhou."

Zhang Zhao glanced at Zhou Xiye, who had no expression, and could tell that his boss was in a good mood. He thought to himself, "As long as he sees Technician Jiang, my boss is in a good mood."

...

At the educated youth settlement, Sun Xiaoyue was so terrified that she couldn't eat.

The afternoon was supposed to be a movie screening, but the projectionist was sick and couldn't come, so the movie was canceled. The educated youth discussed it and decided to put on some entertainment in the courtyard themselves. Some of them even brought their accordions, and they were playing them and singing with everyone in the courtyard.

Despite the simple conditions, everyone was very happy.

Sun Xiaoyue was restless in the room. She had used the radio to find a frequency to frame Jiang Zhizhi, but how was she discovered so quickly?

She remembered that in her previous life, Zhou Xiye and his team only started investigating the Silent Radio Station a month later. At that time, she had just arrived in Ganbei and went to Zhou Xiye's office, but accidentally ruined their plan, which made Zhou Xiye very angry with her.

In a fit of anger, she smashed up her and Zhou Xiye's new house, even though Zhou Xiye hadn't even been inside yet. Then she packed her bag and went back to the Zhou family home in Beijing.

She waited for Zhou Xiye to come back and apologize to her, but she never expected that after waiting for three years, she would receive the news of Zhou Xiye's sacrifice.

So, this time she wants to use this radio station to frame Jiang Zhizhi. Isn't she afraid to tell Zhou Xiye the truth? Then she can be labeled as someone of dubious origin and accused of being a spy, right?

But before she could finish debugging, she was discovered!

Seeing that Sun Xiaoyue hadn't left the house all day and was watching everyone singing and playing instruments, Jiang Donghua went and cooked a bowl of poached eggs to bring to Sun Xiaoyue.

Seeing Sun Xiaoyue's pale face, he felt a pang of heartache: "Xiaoyue, are you still upset about losing your money and food coupons? Nobody blames you, and from now on, I'll entrust all my food coupons to you for safekeeping."

With tears welling up in her eyes, Sun Xiaoyue said, "Thank you for trusting me, but I feel so guilty! How come I can't even do one thing right?"

Jiang Donghua put down his bowl and held Sun Xiaoyue's hand: "It's okay, don't blame yourself too much. As long as you're alright, all that money is just material possessions."

Sun Xiaoyue shook her head: "I'm still very upset. It's not that I'm heartbroken about the money, it's just that there was an industrial ration coupon in it. I wanted to buy you a bicycle. But it's okay, I'll talk to my dad later and ask him to send me the industrial ration coupon."

As she spoke, she wiped away her tears, putting on a restrained expression.

Upon hearing that there were also industrial tickets, Jiang Donghua realized that these tickets were not something that could be obtained simply by having connections; they were extremely scarce!

But Sun Xiaoyue wanted to give it to him, showing her consideration for him in every way. He reached out and hugged her, somewhat excitedly, saying, "I appreciate your kindness. As long as you're happy every day, I ask for nothing more! Don't be sad..."

Sun Xiaoyue pressed her face against Jiang Donghua's chest, her eyes darting around. Suddenly, an idea struck her. She pushed him away, glanced at the bustling crowd outside the window—no one seemed to be paying attention to what was happening inside—and whispered, "I think I made a mistake. Yesterday, I found a radio by the river and wondered if I could use it. I fiddled with it a bit, and it seems I connected to the wrong channel..."